I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTWe must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
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If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
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It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
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There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.
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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
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The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
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Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly.
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No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.
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It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
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Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
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To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.
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I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.
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It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
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For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
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Comparison is the thief of joy.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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No man is above the law, and no man is below it.
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